2008 Sunderland City Council election

2008 UK local government election March 2025 November 2013 2008 Sunderland City Council election England Parliamentary no yes 2007 Sunderland City Council election 2007 1 May 2008 2010 Sunderland City Council election 2010 One third of 75 seats on Sunderland City Council 38 Labour Party (UK) 53 14 48 5 Sunderland 2008 election map.png Map of the 2008 Sunderland City Council election results. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue, Lib Dems in yellow and Independents in white. Majority party Labour Majority party after election Labour Independent (politician) 4 2 4 0 Conservative Party (UK) 17 9 22 5 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 0 1 0 The 2008 Sunderland Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Sunderland Metropolitan Borough Council in Tyne and Wear, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/08/html/cm.stm Sunderland 2010-12-29 BBC News National: Full election results The Guardian 45 2008-05-03 Background Before the election the council had 53 Labour, 17 Conservative, 4 independents and 1 Liberal Democrat councillors. 25 seats were contested in the election with a record 70,828 voters being registered to vote by post, a third of all registered voters.Postal voting hits record high in polls 2008-04-05 Sunderland Echo In the period since the previous local elections, the Conservatives had won a seat from Labour in a by-election in September 2007 in Washington East.https://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/tory-victory-in-by-election-1-1139125 Tory victory in by-election 2018-07-02 en Two Labour councillors who had left the party in November 2006 to sit as Independents, George Blyth in Doxford and Bryn Sidaway in Hendon, retired at this election. Election result The results saw Labour remain in control of the council, but with a reduced majority after the Conservative Party gained 5 seats, Philip Webster Labour endures worst poll night for 30 years The Times London 2 2008-05-02 including 4 from Labour. https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wear/7378889.stm Labour to control unitary council 2010-12-30 2008-05-02 BBC News The Conservatives gained 2 seats from Labour in Washington and a seat each in Ryhope and St Chads, while also taking a seat from an independent, formerly Labour, councillor in Doxford. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-178542149.html https://web.archive.org/web/20121105070500/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-178542149.html usurped 5 November 2012 Tory leader: We can go on to win Sunderland 2010-12-30 2008-05-02 Sunderland Echo The Conservative gains took the party to 22 seats, compared to 48 for Labour. Peter Young Labour takes a real hammering Evening Chronicle 8 2008-05-02 Labour also lost 2 seats to independents in Copt Hill and Houghton wards, but did take one seat back in Hendon which had been held by an independent. This meant there were 4 independents on the council, while the Liberal Democrats remained on 1 seat. Overall turnout in the election was 34.9%. All the results from Tyneside and Wearside's local councils Evening Chronicle 2 2010-05-08 The leader of the Conservatives on the council, Lee Martin, put the Labour losses partly down to national issues such as the abolition of the 10 pence income tax rate and partly down to local issues. Adrian Pearson Even loyal areas punish Labour for national ills The Journal 5 2008-05-02 The Labour leader of the council described the results as "mid-term blues", while the defeat of the Labour cabinet member Joseph Lawson in Houghton ward to an independent was put down to plans to shut a quarry in the area. Sunderland Tories celebrate; local elections 2008 2008-05-02 The Journal Sunderland local election result 2008 http://www.sunderland.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=7842&p=0 Results of Poll 2010-12-29 Sunderland City Council https://web.archive.org/web/20110807062021/http://www.sunderland.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=7842&p=0 7 August 2011 dead Results The Times London 14 2008-05-03 Labour Party (UK) 13 1 6 5 52.0 39.6 29,109 3.7 Conservative Party (UK) 9 5 0 5 36.0 32.0 23,547 3.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 0 0 0 4.0 11.6 8,543 2.9 British National Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 10.2 7,540 0.4 Independent (politician) 2 2 2 0 8.0 6.4 4,710 1.9 The Left Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 90 0.1 United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 40 0.0 This resulted in the following composition of the council: PartyPrevious CouncilNew CouncilLabour5348Conservatives1722Independent44Liberal Democrats11Total7575Working majorityred 31 darkgrayred 21 darkgray Ward results Barnes Labour down five seats + video 2008-05-02 Sunderland Echo Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Morrissey 1,712 51.6 -2.1 Labour Party (UK) Philip Routledge 809 24.4 +1.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gulya Dixon 489 14.7 -0.2 British National Party Robert Fletcher 308 9.3 +0.6 903 27.2 -3.8 3,318 38.0 +0.3 Conservative Party (UK) Castle Labour Party (UK) Tommy Foster 1,376 52.8 -13.2 British National Party John Humble 350 13.4 -2.2 Conservative Party (UK) Clair Hall 343 13.2 +5.7 Independent (politician) Ronald McQuillan 264 10.1 -0.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jon Dewart 182 7.0 +7.0 The Left Party Gary Duncan 90 3.5 +3.5 1,026 39.4 -11.1 2,605 30.5 +0.5 Labour Party (UK) Copt Hill Independent (politician) Derrick Smith 1,487 45.6 +2.7 Labour Party (UK) Joan Carthy 1,123 34.5 -1.1 Conservative Party (UK) George Brown 451 13.8 +2.7 British National Party Terence Woolford 197 6.0 +0.5 364 11.2 +3.9 3,258 36.7 +0.7 Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) Doxford Conservative Party (UK) Richard Vardy 1,178 41.6 +17.5 Labour Party (UK) Linda Mitchell 991 35.0 -0.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lewis Green 371 13.1 +13.1 British National Party Peter Swain 292 10.3 +1.9 187 6.6 2,832 35.7 -0.5 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) The incumbent Labour councillor, George Blyth, had been elected in 2004 as a Labour candidate, but subsequently left the party to sit as an Independent councillor, and retired at this election.Fulwell Conservative Party (UK) Bob Francis 2,092 53.2 -0.7 Labour Party (UK) Bob Price 1,032 26.2 +1.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Geoffrey Pryke 459 11.7 -1.4 British National Party Frederick Donkin 352 8.9 +1.0 1,060 26.9 -1.9 3,935 43.5 +0.8 Conservative Party (UK) Hendon Labour Party (UK) Michael Mordey 874 36.4 -6.6 Independent (politician) Sammy Doran 557 23.2 +4.6 Conservative Party (UK) Deborah Lorraine 517 21.5 +3.3 British National Party Ian Sayers 234 9.7 -5.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nathan Hazlett 219 9.1 +9.1 317 13.2 -11.2 2,401 29.5 -0.7 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) The incumbent Labour councillor, Bryn Sidaway, had been elected in 2004 as a Labour candidate, but subsequently left the party to sit as an Independent councillor, and retired at this election.Hetton Labour Party (UK) Jim Blackburn 1,843 69.2 +13.9 Conservative Party (UK) Douglas Middlemiss 821 30.8 +18.8 1,022 38.4 +1.1 2,664 30.6 -0.7 Labour Party (UK) Houghton Independent (politician) Sheila Ellis 1,415 44.8 +26.4 Labour Party (UK) Joe Lawson 1,168 37.0 -13.7 Conservative Party (UK) Edward Allen 355 11.2 -0.3 British National Party Kevin Robe 219 6.9 -1.4 247 7.8 3,157 35.8 +2.0 Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) Millfield Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Dixon 1,059 46.0 +15.5 Labour Party (UK) Bob Bowman 558 24.3 -8.6 Conservative Party (UK) Gwennyth Gibson 346 15.0 +1.6 British National Party Christopher Lathan 179 7.8 -0.9 Independent (politician) Margaret Snaith 84 3.7 -3.6 United Kingdom Independence Party Pauline Featonby-Warren 40 1.7 -1.4 Independent (politician) Gary Hollern 35 1.5 +1.5 501 21.8 2,301 32.3 +0.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Pallion Labour Party (UK) Amy Wilson 1,055 44.3 -0.4 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Leadbitter 645 27.1 +8.4 British National Party Paul Humble 377 15.8 +4.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sham Vedhara 305 12.8 +1.1 410 17.2 -8.7 2,382 31.6 +1.1 Labour Party (UK) Redhill Labour Party (UK) Bryan Charlton 1,315 49.5 -6.6 British National Party John Martin 517 19.5 -3.5 Independent (politician) Ian Leadbitter 359 13.5 +6.6 Conservative Party (UK) Martin Anderson 279 10.5 -0.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rob Boyce 185 7.0 +7.0 798 30.1 -3.0 2,655 31.0 +1.1 Labour Party (UK) Ryhope Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Fairs 1,012 33.7 +3.5 Labour Party (UK) Ronald Bainbridge 983 32.7 -8.6 Independent (politician) Patrick Lavelle 509 16.9 +1.6 British National Party Wayne Watts 291 9.7 -3.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Slone 209 7.0 +7.0 29 1.0 3,004 37.3 +1.2 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Sandhill Labour Party (UK) Jim Scott 1,196 47.0 -9.8 Conservative Party (UK) Paula Wilkinson 662 26.0 -0.9 British National Party Carl Donkin 358 14.1 -2.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Peel 327 12.9 +12.9 534 21.0 -8.8 2,543 30.7 +0.3 Labour Party (UK) Shiney Row Labour Party (UK) Anne Hall 1,571 48.4 -5.8 Conservative Party (UK) Joyce Wake 900 27.7 +3.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Carol Attewell 424 13.1 +13.1 British National Party Ian Baillie 350 10.8 +0.7 671 20.7 -9.3 3,245 33.4 +1.7 Labour Party (UK) Silksworth Labour Party (UK) Pat Smith 1,503 49.3 -6.0 Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Francis 866 28.4 -3.0 British National Party Anthony James 406 13.3 +0.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alf Fowler 275 9.0 +9.0 637 20.9 -3.0 3,050 36.7 +1.1 Labour Party (UK) Southwick Labour Party (UK) Rosalind Copeland 1,151 43.5 -1.3 Conservative Party (UK) Terence Docherty 702 26.5 +6.2 British National Party Alan Brettwood 530 20.0 +2.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anne Griffin 263 9.9 -0.5 449 17.0 -7.5 2,646 32.7 -0.2 Labour Party (UK) St Annes Labour Party (UK) Susan Watson 1,089 45.3 -5.1 Conservative Party (UK) Shaun Cudworth 528 22.0 +4.8 British National Party Julie Potter 415 17.3 +6.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Simon Dawes 371 15.4 +5.2 561 23.3 -9.9 2,403 29.5 +0.5 Labour Party (UK) St Chads Conservative Party (UK) Alan Wright 1,660 50.3 +3.4 Labour Party (UK) Darryl Dixon 1,206 36.5 -3.9 British National Party Lynne Hudson 249 7.5 +0.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Diana Lambton 185 5.6 +5.6 454 13.8 +7.4 3,300 41.7 -0.9 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) St Michaels Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Forbes 2,046 60.2 +0.8 Labour Party (UK) Lewis Atkinson 797 23.4 -2.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Les Wascoe 342 10.1 +10.1 British National Party Joanne Cruickshanks 216 6.4 +0.4 1,249 36.7 +2.8 3,401 40.8 +1.5 Conservative Party (UK) St Peters Conservative Party (UK) Lilian Walton 1,501 47.8 +4.0 Labour Party (UK) Stephen Bonallie 840 26.7 -4.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Diana Matthew 443 14.1 +0.7 British National Party Derek Wright 358 11.4 +2.5 661 21.0 +8.4 3,142 37.8 +0.1 Conservative Party (UK) Washington Central Labour Party (UK) Dianne Snowdon 1,283 40.3 -8.3 Conservative Party (UK) Hilary Johnson 833 26.2 +3.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Mclelland 741 23.3 +5.6 British National Party Clive Thompson 328 10.3 -0.2 450 14.1 -11.3 3,185 36.3 +0.6 Labour Party (UK) Washington East Conservative Party (UK) Ivan Richardson 1,384 43.2 +3.1 Labour Party (UK) Neville Padgett 1,291 40.3 +1.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Malcolm Bannister 401 12.5 -1.7 British National Party Paul Masters 130 4.1 -2.2 93 2.9 +2.1 3,206 37.1 +1.2 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Washington North Labour Party (UK) John Kelly 1,490 53.0 -5.0 Conservative Party (UK) Kathleen Irvine 625 22.2 +5.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Steve Thomas 365 13.0 -3.3 British National Party Lynne Baillie 329 11.7 +2.3 865 30.8 -10.9 2,809 32.3 +1.0 Labour Party (UK) Washington South Conservative Party (UK) Eddie Wake 1,326 42.5 +5.4 Labour Party (UK) Linda Williams 1,173 37.6 +2.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Griffin 390 12.5 -2.9 British National Party Mildred Smart 229 7.3 -0.4 153 4.9 +3.3 3,118 37.5 +2.7 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Washington West Labour Party (UK) Bernard Scaplehorn 1,392 46.1 -6.8 Conservative Party (UK) Olwyn Bird 763 25.3 +7.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Irene Bannister 538 17.8 -0.4 British National Party Doreen Smart 326 10.8 +2.6 629 20.8 -13.9 3,019 33.9 +0.8 Labour Party (UK) References 2007 Sunderland City Council election Sunderland City Council elections 2010 Sunderland City Council election Category:2008 English local elections 2008 Category:2000s in Tyne and Wear